2. Yunnan Shilin, located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, with an altitude of 1, 500m- 1, 900m, belongs to subtropical low-latitude plateau mountain monsoon climate, with an annual average temperature of about 1.6 degrees, 78km away from the provincial capital Kunming. It is the only karst landform in the subtropical plateau. Known as "the first wonder in the world" and "Shilin Museum", it is one of the first batch of national key scenic spots in China, China National Geopark and World Geopark, and is one of the four major tourist attractions in China along with the Forbidden City, Xi Terracotta Warriors and Horses and Guilin Landscape.
3. There are not only a large number of ancient vertebrate fossils in Shilin area, which is listed as China vertebrate paleontology Nature Reserve, but also one of the areas with the richest Paleolithic and Neolithic sites 800,000 years ago in Yunnan. The rock paintings and stone carvings of Qingshilin in the scenic spot reflect the ancient sacrificial fireworks, dancing, hunting and fighting scenes of the Sani people of Yi nationality. Dushi Mountain in Changhu Lake, Yingzhai Village in Zhao Xian, and Bushao Mountain in Shilin, all retain the historical traces of the Zhao army in Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty.
4. Karst geological and geomorphological wonders are widely distributed, magnificent, diverse in types and rich in landscapes, with an area of 1 100 square kilometers and a protected area of 350 square kilometers, which is fascinating with its high aesthetic value. There are sword-shaped, mushroom-shaped, tower-shaped, cylindrical, castle-shaped, stone bud-shaped, meta-leaf-shaped and so on. They are anthropomorphic, lifelike, or hidden in depressions, or spread all over basins, hillsides, wilderness, or strangely suspended and graceful, which embodies the greatest surprise that this world can give to mankind.
5, the style is drunk. Yunnan Shilin is intoxicating with its unique ethnic customs. In the colorful red land of Shilin, the Sani people of Yi nationality, the happiest group in the world, live. They created Ashima culture and happy songs and dances in the depths of Qifeng rocks and colorful clouds. They sacrificed, worked, fell in love, reveled, and created art and poetry that were as amazing and moving as the stone forest every moment.
6. Stone Forest is not only a natural landscape, but also a human landscape. The lifestyle of the Sani people of Yi people accompanying the Stone Forest not only created rich history and culture, but also created colorful folk culture and art represented by Ashima. Its unique language, rich poems and legends, colorful national costumes, passionate national songs and dances, simple and rough wrestling competitions and unique styles of weddings and funerals all reflect the ancient nation.